Blue Oyster Cult - Burning For You
Transcribed by M_Pony
[Intro]
F
(intro guitar riff x3)
[Verse]
GAmFGEmFDmGAm
Aahhhhhh Aahhhhhhh Ah!
AmEmDmFG
Home in the valley Home in the city
AmEmDmFG
Home isn’t pretty Ain’t no home for me
Home in the darkness, Home on the highway
Home isn’t my way, Home I’ll never be
[Chorus]
Am-G-AmGFGG
Burn out the day
Am-G-AmGFGG
Burn out the night
CFG-G
I can’t see no reason to put up a fight
CCm7AmGDmEm-FG-G
I’m living for givin’ the devil his due
Am-G-AmGFGAm-G-AmGFG
And I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you
Am-G-AmGFGF [riff]
I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you
[Bridge]
GAmFGEmFDmGAm
Aahhhhhh Aahhhhhhh Ah!
[Verse 2]
(chords as above) AmEmDmFG
Time is the essence, Time is the season
Time ain’t no reason, Got no time to slow
Time everlasting, Time to play b-sides
Time ain’t on my side, Time I’ll never know
[Chorus]
Am-G-AmGFGG
Burn out the day
Burn out the night
CFG-G
I’m not the one to tell you what’s wrong and what’s right
CCm7AmGDmEm-FG-G
I’ve seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through
Am-G-AmGFGAm-G-AmGFG
And I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you
I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you...
[Instrumental]
F (guitar riff)
instrumental break (just go nuts on the verse chords)
Repeat first chorus from "Burn out the day" onward
F (guitar riff)
[Outro]
Am
Ahhhh... [fade]